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Christian Priest under Fire for Touting Arab National Service

(Jerusalem Post) Jeremy Sharon - Father Gabriel Nadaf of Nazareth, who has been active in promoting Arab enlistment in national service programs, has come under heavy fire from the Arab press and Arab members of Knesset, who have called on him to halt his activities or face dismissal from his position. Nadaf took part last week in a conference on the issue of Arab enlistment. Sar-Shalom Jerbi - director of the National Civilian Service program, an alternative to military service - called on Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, not to act against Nadaf. "As someone who works towards coexistence between the different communities and religions in the State of Israel, I expect the patriarch to stand by his word and allow Christians who are so interested to be part of the national service program and to feel like citizens with equal rights in the State of Israel."
2013-06-26 00:00:00
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